The war between good and evil

Published 4:10 pm, Sunday, July 6, 2014

The war between good and evil actually began in heaven. Lucifer, the angel of light, tried to unseat God and usurp His throne. But that first battle was won by good — God.

Lucifer and his forces were evicted from heaven. They took up residence on earth. They have never admitted defeat.

The devil (Lucifer) made his first attack on earth by deceiving Eve and Adam into believing they could be as smart as God by eating fruit off the forbidden tree.

Disobedience — sin — became an unconquerable part of earthly environment. As the Bible clearly states, every human sins. This became so bad at one time that God washed the earth with a great flood.

Only Noah’s family (eight people) were spared. But Noah got drunk soon after. God’s friend, Abraham lied twice by saying that his wife, Sarah, was his sister. David, a man after God’s heart, lusted and committed murder to hide his sin. The Jews became such unrepentant sinners God sent them into punishing exile for 70 years.

Through Moses and the other prophets, God has shown the way to overcome evil. Anyone who trusts Him and obeys His commands has won the personal war between good and evil.

God’s forgiveness of sin has ever required a sacrifice. For centuries, innocent animals were used. But those sacrifices were never sufficient and had to be repeated endlessly. Unforgiven sin results in spiritual death, eternal separation from God.

God overcame sin (evil) and death when Jesus Christ (God in human form) died on the cross as the sacrifice for all the sins of all mankind. Evil can only be overcome by good.